Mission Statement: The mission
of the Oregon State Bar is to serve justice by promoting respect for the rule
of law, by improving the quality of legal services, and by increasing access
to justice.

Open Session
Minutes

The meeting was called to
order by President Rew on Friday, May 12, 2000 at 12:20 p.m. The open session
was from 12:20 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. and 1:20 p.m. to 1:25 p.m. The executive session
was from 12:55 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. All members of the Board of Governors were
present with the exception of John Tyner. Staff present were Karen Garst, Executive
Director; Sandy Hise, Executive Assistant; Kay Pulju, Communications Manager;
and Bob Oleson, Public Affairs Director. Also present from the PLF Board was
Tom Peachey.

1.Appearances/Special
Issues

A.PLF matters

Mr. Rew reviewed
the purpose of the meeting to discuss the following matters. Ms. Garst
apologized that she had been mistaken when she said there was not an
article in The Oregonian regarding the Pranger matter. She indicated
that a meeting had been held to discuss media communications regarding
Pranger. An article on November 20, 1999 by Jeff Manning did mention
Pranger.

1.Update
on work of PLF Policies and Procedures Task Force

Mr. Peachey
reported that the task force’s draft report will be reviewed at
its May 25 meeting. Concrete and clear recommendations regarding
policies are expected. It is anticipated that the report will be
relatively final by the first week in June.

Mr. Rew
described the mountain of material reviewed by the PLF Policies
and Procedures Task Force. He felt they had interviewed nearly every
plaintiff’s attorney handling malpractice in Oregon. The meetings
have been very open, the hard work and dedication of the task force
members has been incredible, and the committee charge has been followed
faithfully.

2.Approve
charge to PLF Governance & Structure Special Committee

Mr. Harnden
proposed not outlining a specific charge for the PLF Governance
& Structure Special Committee. He felt the group needed more
leeway and would be limited by a committee charge.

3.Update
on work of PLF Governance & Structure Special Committee

Mr. Harnden
indicated that the special committee has had two lengthy meetings
involving thorough discussions about what won’t be done again, what’s
working, what’s not working, and where the bar wants to be in three
years.

Four hour
meetings are scheduled on May 18 and June 10. The PLF Governance
& Structure Special Committee plans to analyze key issues and
recommendations for discussion at a special joint meeting of the
BOG/PLF Board of Directors (BOD meeting tentatively scheduled on
June 30. Steven Hacker, consultant, was hired to facilitate the
May 12 committee meeting and is doing an excellent job.

Action:Mr.
Harnden moved, Mr. Williamson seconded, to direct the PLF Governance
& Structure Special Committee to examine all issues and collect
information necessary to report back by June 30 with recommendations
on how to deal with PLF governance issues impacting the Board of
Governors and the PLF Board of Directors. The motion was approved
by the board (15-0-1; absent Tyner).

4.Update
on work of PLF CEO Search Committee

Mr. Orf
reported the bar has hired Roger Pringle to assist with the PLF
executive search process. Mr. Pringle worked with the bar in its
executive director search in 1996. Mr. Orf reviewed highlights of
the meeting with Mr. Rew, Mr. Peachey and Mr. Pringle on May 12.
He felt the process is on track and that Mr. Pringle is familiar
with needs of the bar to hire a chief executive officer for the
Professional Liability Fund. Mr. Pringle addressed the necessity
for governance issues and related criteria need to be clarified
for the search process.

Mr. Orf
discussed plans to determine whether an interim leader of the PLF
is required. The pros and cons of designating an acting CEO were
discussed. Mr. Peachey indicated that Mr. Hall has offered to be
available as a resource for three months after his June 1 resignation
and to conduct the reinsurance process with Lloyds of London on
a consulting basis in the Fall. Mr. Davis encouraged an aggressive
approach to considering an interim PLF leader – someone with the
credibility to assure the members and to instill trust. Mr. Peachey
indicated that process is underway and shared in Mr. Davis’s concerns.
Ms. Cohen hoped this step would dispel any perception that Mr. Hall
may be continuing to run the PLF operations in the background. Mr.
Peachey expressed the desire to have a very clear delineation about
who is in charge of PLF operations.

3.Good of the Order

A.Plans
for the Past BOG Dinner on June 2 were discussed and board members were
asked to make personal calls to encourage attendance. Regional lists
of invitees and their phone numbers were distributed to the board for
this purpose.